February 27, 2015 - This week, a roundtable discussion on what it's like to be a first generation American.
August 19, 2014 - With the announcement of author Louise Erdrich winning National Book Award for book “The Round House,” The Daily Circuit presents a rebroadcast of a 2012 interview with Erdrich about her book. The novel tells the story of a crime on a North Dakota reservation in 1988.
May 24, 2010 - MPR’s Annie Baxter reports on the lingering issues of high unemployment rate in Minnesota as the U.S. economy comes out of recession.
May 24, 2000 - Randy Johnson, Hennepin County board chairman; and Rick Kruger, CEO of "is.com", discuss results of the first annual "Regional Opportunity Forecast.” Report was put together by a group of business, education and civic leaders called The Great North Alliance. Johnson and Kruger are members of the group, and answer listener questions. Program begins with news from MPR’s Greta Cunningham.
July 19, 1996 - New York Times Magazine writer John Tierney says that "rinsing out your tuna cans and tying up newspapers may make you feel virtuous, but recycling could be America's most wasteful activity." He's on Midday from New York to answer listener questions about recycling. Joining the program in the MPR studios is Hennepin County Commissioner Randy Johnson, one of the state's leading experts on recycling and garbage disposal.
January 2, 1988 - MPR's Mainstreet Radio team presents a documentary entitled "Against the Grain," which collects conversations with rural Minnesotans about how they are adapting to the forces of economic change.
December 20, 1987 - Show eight of an eight-show series of half-hour programs. Hosts are authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly.
December 13, 1987 - Show seven of an eight-hour show series of half-hour programs. Hosts are authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly.
December 6, 1987 - Show six of an eight-show series of half-hour programs. Hosts are authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly.
November 29, 1987 - Show five of an eight-show series of half-hour programs. Hosts are authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly.